Catherine de Medici was in the 16th century. She introduced the fork from Italy. It did not take off in England (and I guess the US) until the 18th century. I do not think I would like to watch the average Englishman eat in the 16th century.
Watching the Nepali people eat would drive you crazy, brian. Their national dish is a large mound of white rice with a lentil soup spooned over it, sometimes with some curried vegetables on the side. It is called daal bhat. No utensils are used. The diner makes his right hand into a sort of scoop and scoops up the rice-daal mixture, dips the rice covered hand over the dish a few times to shake off excess moisture and then shovels it into the mouth. There are no napkins used either. The left hand is not used in eating because it is used in the bathroom. Shudder!